Motorcycle test centres: module 1 and 2 pass rates
Swindon
Swindon, South West
Module 1, 2025/26
74.7%
617 tests
Module 2, 2025/26
76.5%
625 tests
Pass rate by year
| Year | Module 1 | Module 2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | Pass rate | Tests | Pass rate | |
| 2025/26 | 617 | 74.7% | 625 | 76.5% |
| 2024/25 | 652 | 75.6% | 550 | 80.4% |
| 2023/24 | 748 | 76.2% | 693 | 81.0% |
| 2022/23 | 734 | 77.1% | 754 | 80.1% |
| 2021/22 | 834 | 77.9% | 752 | 81.4% |
| 2020/21 | 372 | 81.2% | 284 | 82.4% |
| 2019/20 | 676 | 72.2% | 686 | 80.5% |
| 2018/19 | 663 | 75.7% | 723 | 83.7% |
| 2017/18 | 670 | 76.1% | 678 | 85.8% |
| 2016/17 | 819 | 76.3% | 786 | 86.0% |
| 2015/16 | 795 | 76.1% | 708 | 89.0% |
| 2014/15 | 694 | 74.1% | 577 | 85.3% |
| 2013/14 | 509 | 75.2% | 455 | 85.3% |
| 2012/13 | 807 | 74.0% | 732 | 84.8% |
| 2011/12 | 806 | 74.7% | 691 | 82.5% |
| 2010/11 | 988 | 66.4% | 763 | 73.9% |
| 2009/10 | 794 | 60.1% | 639 | 71.0% |
Quarter by quarter, 2025/26
DVSA publishes motorcycle results by quarter, which car tests do not get. Riding is seasonal: nationally about 40% more module 1 tests are taken between April and September than between October and March, and the national pass rate in the winter quarters runs a few points lower. Individual sites vary, and several of the busiest ones do not follow the pattern at all.
| Quarter | Module 1 | Module 2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | Pass rate | Tests | Pass rate | |
| Apr–Jun | 167 | 82.0% | – | 78.7% |
| Jul–Sep | 188 | 72.3% | 203 | 70.4% |
| Oct–Dec | – | 73.0% | 162 | 80.9% |
| Jan–Mar | – | 70.4% | – | 78.1% |
What is tested here
- Motorcycle module 1
- The off-road manoeuvres test: slow control, a slalom, a U-turn, the controlled stop and the emergency stop through a speed trap, all on a closed manoeuvring area.
- Motorcycle module 2
- The on-road test: around 40 minutes of riding in traffic with an examiner following on radio, plus safety questions and a hill start.
Swindon also runs car tests
Car pass rates, waiting times, the roads around it and learner reports are on the Swindon car test centre page.
Source: DVSA driving test statistics. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.